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JoeP · #**2453** 04-20-2020, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeP

Things not to worry about:

Forest fire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Firefighters tackle forest fires near Chernobyl that caused radiation levels to rise - ABC News

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Police said they had tracked down a 27 year-old man they suspected had started the fire by igniting long grass in the area. The man had told them that he had set fire to some garbage and grass "for fun" but that. fanned by the wind. the fire had quickly got out of control and he had been unable to extinguish it, police said in a statement.

Increased earthquake activity in a volcanic region of Iceland.
Awakening volcanic region in Iceland 'could cause disruption for centuries' | World news | The Guardian

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The last period of volcanic activity on the peninsula began in the 10th century and continued until the 13th.

Perfectly normal activity in the Yellowstone caldera.
Unusual Uplift at Yellowstone Volcano Was Caused by Magma Rising up Deep Beneath the Surface, Study Finds

Other things not to worry about:

Sunspot activity is close to its 11-year-cycle minimum. So the chances of a coronal mass ejection hitting Earth and knocking out the internet and power grids is a bit lower than it could be.

And:
4 billion years from now, our galaxy, the Milky Way, will collide with our large spiraled neighbor, Andromeda

Lockdown will probably be over by then.